Confirmed with Link: Joshua Roy Signed to 3-Year ELC

[Adam Michaels]

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[MarkJ]

Well deserved!

 

[schwang26]

Does that mean his junior days are done?

 

[Ezpz]

He will probably be the best Roy in Habs history.

 

[ReHabs]

He will probably be the best Roy in Habs history.

easy peasy

 

[BondraTime]

Does that mean his junior days are done?

No, means he signed his ELC and gets his signing bonus. Contract will slide next year if he returns to the Q. His contract won’t start until 2023-24 unless he makes the Habs out of camp next year and plus more than 9 games.

 

[Revansky]

Does that mean his junior days are done?

Good question. Think his contract can slide and he can still play in the Q next year. Can he play in the AHL next season ? I think he's too young, it's either NHL or Junior for him, correct me if i'm wrong.

He still need to get stronger, faster and better defensively. So he may follow the same path as Suzuki in the OHL and concentrate on other facets of his game if he's going back in junior.

 

[Scintillating10]

Make a good second line with Slafkovsky.

 

[Adam Michaels]

Good question. Think his contract can slide and he can still play in the Q next year. Can he play in the AHL next season ? I think he's too young, it's either NHL or Junior for him, correct me if i'm wrong.

He still need to get stronger, faster and better defensively. So he may follow the same path as Suzuki in the OHL and concentrate on other facets of his game if he's going back in junior.

He isn't eligible for the AHL. It's NHL or back to Junior.

To be eligible for the AHL, you either need to be 20 or have completed 4 years of Junior.

 

[Tim Wallach]

He isn't eligible for the AHL. It's NHL or back to Junior.

To be eligible for the AHL, you either need to be 20 or have completed 4 years of Junior.

Just to elaborate a tad as this is a point that confuses so many - junior hockey eligibility goes by birth year. So the player would have to turn 20 by Dec. 31st of that year.

 

[Treb]

 

[FrankMTL]

 

[Pompeius Magnus]

I sure wouldn't have predicted he'd be signed by the end of his D+1 season when we drafted him. Credit to the kid, he really took a completely different attitude into the season and it paid off in a major way. He's hoping he can continue to ride this wave into a successful NHL career

 

[Colezuki]

Also lines up with what I think in terms of team being ready to compete again, next year still struggle 2023-24 start climbing, 24-25 be competing again

 

[Habs Halifax]

Does that mean his junior days are done?

Nope. ELC can slide all the way up to age 20. He's likely going to play one more year of CHL next season but he will try to crack the roster in camp. I just don't think that is smart to insert him at age 19 cause even if he shines or "don't look out of place" at the early stages of the season, you can't send him to the AHL at age 19 if he struggles during the season. I guess you can send him back to the Q but then that's yoyoing a player around again (like KK).

This is no different than Guhle getting his ELC last year.

 

[Redux91]

Ahhh good for him

That's one hell of a value draft pick sheesh

It all started with that scrimmage with the pros where he scored 2 goals, and you could see his confidence grow right from there, and hes taken off like a rocket

Hope he only continues to grow moving forward, congrats kiddo

 

[The Gr8 Dane]

Awesome news happy for the guy

 

[Habs Halifax]

Ahhh good for him

That's one hell of a value draft pick sheesh

It all started with that scrimmage with the pros where he scored 2 goals, and you could see his confidence grow right from there, and hes taken off like a rocket

Hope he only continues to grow moving forward, congrats kiddo

In terms of who passed the eye test in the last development camp.... Roy >> Kidney. Even thought Kidney is putting up solid numbers, I think he has a long development road to catch Roy. We will see about that and then there is Farrell in that mix too

 

[WinterLion]

Keep pushing Joshua!

 

[psychonaut]

Nice what a great pick. Really hope he can be a top 6 winger.

 

[Whitesnake]

Awesome news for him. Great pick by Timmins who went BPA. Never about the man. Always about the strategy.

Roy deserves it. Really happy for him.

 

[Habs 4 Life]

Not surprising and well deserved!!

 

[EveryDay]

Great job kid!!! Now go on and bring that president cup to Sherbrooke!

 

[L4br3cqu3]

Make a good second line with Slafkovsky.

If Roy becomes a 2nd liner in the NHL, it'll be a huge win for a 5th round pick.

But if we draft Slafkovsky that high in the draft with the idea he's going to be a potential 2nd liner, I don't want him at all.

 

[SpeedyPotato]

Make a good second line with Slafkovsky.

Nah, Slaf is gonna be on the 1st line with Suzi and CC.